Tag: The Mummy
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‘The Invisible Man’ Stalks Its Way to $26 Million Opening
Universal/Blumhouse’s “The Invisible Man” is meeting box office expectations, breaking a small slump for horror films at the box office by grossing $9.8 million at the Friday box office from 3,610 screens. With this start, Leigh Whannell’s modernized spin on the H.G. Wells novel is headed for a $26 million opening weekend.While it’s not one…
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Can Angelina Jolie breathe life into Universal’s Bride of Frankenstein?
She’s alive! Reports of the death of Universal’s ambitious Dark Universe appear to have been greatly exaggeratedIt is hard to imagine a more ignominious start to a film franchise than the one suffered by Universal’s Dark Universe with its appalling remake of The Mummy in 2017. A cheesy, old-fashioned star-vehicle for Tom Cruise, and featuring…
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‘The Invisible Man’ Super Bowl Spot: Now You See Him, Now You Don’t
The Invisible Man is returning to theaters, though not as part of the failed Dark Universe reboot of the classic Univesral Pictures movie monsters that started with The Mummy. Instead, we have a compelling thriller where Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) tries to escape an abusive marriage, only to be terrorized by what appears to…
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‘Silence of the Lambs’ Sequel Series ‘Clarice’ Set for CBS
CBS has given a series order to “Clarice,” a drama that will follow FBI agent Clarice Starling a year after the events of “The Silence of the Lambs,” where her character originated in the literary saga by Thomas Harris.As reported by Variety, the series will hail from executive producers and writers Alex Kurtzman (a writer…
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Studiocanal Inks Global Deal With Classic Horror Producer Hammer Films
Studiocanal has extended its relationship with Hammer Films and licensed the global distribution and marketing rights to films from its catalogue, which includes horror classics such as “The Curse of Frankenstein,” “Dracula” and “The Mummy.”The deal gives Studiocanal the rights to more than 200 Hammer titles, which it will sell internationally and distribute itself in…
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Oliver Jackson-Cohen to Star in ‘The Invisible Man’ at Universal and Blumhouse
Oliver Jackson-Cohen, the star of “The Haunting of Hill House,” is attached for the lead role in “The Invisible Man” monster movie set up at Universal and Blumhouse, an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap.Jackson-Cohen will star alongside the previously announced Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Harriet Dyer and Storm Reid in the horror…
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Italy’s True Colours Scores Slew of Cannes Sales, Including Two Titles to U.S. (Exclusive)
Leading Italian sales company True Colors has closed a slew of sales at the Cannes Market and landed North American deals on horror pic “In The Trap” and gay-themed comedy “An Almost Ordinary Summer,” acquired respectively by Mpi Media Group and Wolfe Releasing.The English-language “In The Trap” (pictured) directed by Italy’s Alessio Liguori as his…
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‘The Invisible Man’: Elisabeth Moss Joins Blumhouse/Universal Monster Reboot
It would appear that “Us” won’t be Elisabeth Moss’ only collaboration with powerhouse production company Blumhouse. The Emmy-winning “Mad Men” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” star has joined “The Invisible Man,” a reboot of the classic monster movie that Jason Blum’s genre-centric studio is producing alongside Universal. Leigh Whannell is helming the project, which was originally…
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Elisabeth Moss in Talks to Lead ‘The Invisible Man’; Johnny Depp Won’t Star
Universal’s upcoming The Invisible Man reboot has found its star—again. While Universal Pictures initially aimed to launch an interconnected “Dark Universe” and set Johnny Depp in the titular role, those plans went out the window when The Mummy crashed and burned at the box office. The good folks at Blumhouse Productions—who recently relaunched the Halloween…
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Elisabeth Moss In Early Talks For ‘Invisible Man’
Elisabeth Moss is in consideration for a role in Leigh Whannell’s Invisible Man.Johnny Depp is no longer involved with the project as previously reported. Whannell is co-producing Invisible Man with Blumhouse.The first pic in Uni’s reboot, The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise bombed with $95M. The remake cost a reported $125M, and made $409.2M worldwide, less…